The Chemistry Set http://www.chemsetcomics.com Thu, 15 May 2008 22:48:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 en Goodbye, Will Elder http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/15/goodbye-will-elder/ http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/15/goodbye-will-elder/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 22:48:00 +0000 Vito Delsante Uncategorized http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/15/goodbye-will-elder/ This isn’t Chemistry Set related, but we would be remiss if we didn’t mark the passing of one of the true legends of the comic book industry and truly, a revolutionary in the art of making comics.  Will Elder was one of the artists who flourished in the ’50’s under Harvey Kurtzman at EC Comics.  If at this point in your life, you haven’t read an EC Comic reprint, you really are missing out on innovation…innovations we take for granted now.  I never met him, but we will all miss him.  I’ll post any further details here as they come in.  But for now, we’ll miss you, Will.

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Remember, the customer is always right! (Note: That would be retailers. :) )

Anyhoo, there’s some great advice there if you’re a creator or self-publisher. Check it out.

]]> http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/15/how-to-get-your-indie-or-small-press-book-into-comics-shops/feed/ For Your Consideration: Superman #676 http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/14/for-your-consideration-superman-676/ http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/14/for-your-consideration-superman-676/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 14:17:50 +0000 Vito Delsante Chemistry Set Announcements FCHS http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/14/for-your-consideration-superman-676/

TODAY, May 14, marks my first work on a major title (a true franchise title).  SUPERMAN #676 is in stores NOW!

Over on zee Facebook, I started a group called “Help Sell Out SUPERMAN #676.”  The point of it is to create awareness among the comic book buying/reading public and also, to send a statement to DC and, you know, maybe help me get some more work up there :).  If you’re on Facebook, please join the group and add me to your friends.  This is a true grass roots movement, and I need everyone’s help.  If you’re already in the group, thanks!  To get to the group, just click the cover image above.

I really appreciate the help.  If we all mobilize, we can make a real difference in this industry.  Let’s show them what we can do.

Titans Together!

Tonight in NYC, I’m doing a signing at Jim Hanley’s Universe with Joe Kubert, among others.  I hope you’ll stop by!

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Now onto Page Five, wherein your narrator actually enters the titular location for the first time…

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Watch the clouds roll in next Tuesday, May 20 on Page Six!

]]> http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/13/how-i-lost-my-s-at-the-apple-store-page-five/feed/ The Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo: Page 66 http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/12/the-surreal-adventures-of-edgar-allan-poo-page-66/ http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/12/the-surreal-adventures-of-edgar-allan-poo-page-66/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 04:12:51 +0000 DwightMacPherson Uncategorized Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/12/the-surreal-adventures-of-edgar-allan-poo-page-66/ Welcome to the 66th installment of The Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo!

Well, no surprise here, but the Eagle Award went to Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier. There’s no shame in losing to Alan Moore! Just to be mentioned alongside Moore is a dream come true. So a giant-sized thank you to our many friends and supporters for voting for us!

Gods willing I’ll be at the Bristol Con next year to receive my first Eagle Award.

What? I can dream–right?

Until next week,
Dwight L. MacPherson (with Thomas Boatwright and Thomas Mauer)

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Thanks!  See you next week!

Rachel Friere & Vito Delsante

]]> http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/10/fchs-22/feed/ The Gloom - Week 25 http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/09/the-gloom-week-25/ http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/09/the-gloom-week-25/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 08:27:40 +0000 TonyLee Gloom, The http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/09/the-gloom-week-25/ And so we hit Friday, and another never-seen-before installment of The Gloom! Enjoy and let us know, by commenting!

Dan and I? We’ll be at the Bristol Comic Expo this weekend, so if you’re there come and say hi to us. And buy us a drink, or something.

Anyway, here’s your slice of Gloom goodness…

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Aaaand–we’re back! Today we are serving one double-sized three-course four-color feast! It’s called “Yaya Kadabra” and it’s a mystical meal marinated in old-school Pinoy Komiks superhero sauce! (Please wait a moment for the pages to load, and then…) Kain na!

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I hope you enjoyed this latest entry on the menu!

Be here in two weeks for our next delicious installment (really!) And watch out for some exciting announcements–coming soon! Kare-Kare Komiks : Filipino-Food-For-Thought! Only on The Chemistry Set.

Maraming salamat!

-Andrew Drilon

]]> http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/07/kare-kare-komiks-yaya-kadabra/feed/ HOW I LOST MY S#?! AT THE APPLE STORE - Page Four http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/06/how-i-lost-my-s-at-the-apple-store-page-four/ http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/06/how-i-lost-my-s-at-the-apple-store-page-four/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 10:58:53 +0000 JamesDougan Vulture Gulch and Other Stories Other Stories http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/06/how-i-lost-my-s-at-the-apple-store-page-four/ Wherein things take a turn for the better…

…or do they?

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See you next Tuesday, May 13, for Page Five!

]]> http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/06/how-i-lost-my-s-at-the-apple-store-page-four/feed/ The Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo: Page 65 http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/05/the-surreal-adventures-of-edgar-allan-poo-page-65/ http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/05/the-surreal-adventures-of-edgar-allan-poo-page-65/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 18:08:39 +0000 DwightMacPherson Uncategorized Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo http://www.chemsetcomics.com/2008/05/05/the-surreal-adventures-of-edgar-allan-poo-page-65/ Thanks for reading, my friends! We hope you’re enjoying the adventure thus far!

Dwight L. MacPherson (with Thomas Boatwright and Thomas Mauer)

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